Felly-i ron



(No Model.)

E. E. RENSHMV.

FELLY IRON.

No. 392,637. Patented Nov. 18, 1888.

INVENTOR l ttorney l Nrrnn STATES Parent l trice,

ELMER E. RENSHAW, OF GOLCONDA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-FOURTH TO JAMES OWEN, OF PADUOAH, KENTUCKY.

FELLYHRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392.637, dated November 13, 1888.

Application filed February 6, 1888. Serial No. 263,129. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELMER' E. RnNsHAw, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Golconda, in the county of Pope and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Felly'Irons or Clips; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which ro it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to improvements in felly irons or clips; and it consists in the peculiar and novel construction of the same, as will hereinafter be fully described,

I5 and particularly pointed out in the claim.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a device of the class above named which shall be constructed in such a manner as to prevent the meeting ends of the felly 2o from splitting and firmly secure the same without the employment of small pins or any supplementary fastening devices.

A further object of my invention is to so construct the device whereby the tire of any vehicle-wheel can be tightened and loosened at will in an easy and efficient manner.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation ot' a portion of a vehiclewheel, partly in section, having my improved 3o device shown in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionalview of the device removed from the rim ofthe wheel. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line x .fr of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a bottom View.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, A A designate portions of two fellies of a Vehiclewhecl constructed in the usual well-known manner.

Bis the clip, made of any desired metal, but preferably of iron, which is designed to connect the meeting ends of the aforesaid i'ellies and to firmly secure the same in place. This felly iron or clip is cast substantially reetangular in form, and it consists of the vertical side walls, a a, and the top and bottom or inside and outside walls, b b. The top wall, b,

is curved slightly to conform to the shape of the wheel, and is slotted transversely7 which 5o slot extends from one side wall to the other, as shown more clearly by the letter c in Fig. 3, the purpose of which will be presently eX- planed.

O designates a central vertical wall or plate partition, which extends from the top wall, b, to the bottom of the side walls, where it is bent at right angles to form the lower wall,b.

I attach importance to the fact that a complete socket is formed on one side of the central partitiolrwall, G. which socket is made up in part by the walls b, as it will be seen that by such construction I dispense with the bolt usually employed, which passes through the coupling and tire, one end of the felly being placed within the socket, so as to have a bearing on all sides of the coupling. It will also be observed from the drawings that the slot c is divided bythe central plate, O, for the purpose of forming apertures to receive wedges or other suitable devices to tighten or loosen the tire of the wheel at will.

The object of bending the central plate, O, at the bottom of the side walls to one side of thelatter is to permit of ils ready insertion between the fellies.

It will be understood from this description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, that the herein described fellyiron will firmly hold the fellies in place, prevents them from breaking or splitting at their ends, and it further permits the tire to be tightened or loosened when desired by reason of the apertures formed by the central dividing-wall and the transversely-disposed slot, all as hereinbefore described.

I do not desire to limit myself to the exact details of construction as to the form and proportion of the various parts of my invention, as I am aware that various changes can be made therein without departing from the gist of the invention.

Having described my in vention, what I claim 1s- The improved felly-couplng herein described, consisting, essential'ly, of the narrow 95 partition-wall C, and the socketson each side thereof with slots at their upper ends, as shown, and one ol" the said sockets having the wall b', substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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Iitnessesz W. J. RANDOLPH, JOHN B. YOUNG. 

